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Colour

#4A3085

  • #4A3085
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4A3085 is a violet with RGB values 74, 48, 133 and HSL 258°, 47%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4A3085#4A3085
HEX#4A3085
RGBrgb(74, 48, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.1882, 0.5216
RGB percentages29%, 18.8%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(258.4, 47%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.4, 63.9%, 52.2%)
CMYK44.4%, 63.9%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,862,085
CSS custom property--colour: #4A3085;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.23:1
Contrast with white10.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#B5CF7A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004288no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#003F83no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3A4356no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 7.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 12Midnight blue · ΔE 13Indigo · ΔE 22.3Slate blue · ΔE 22.9Purple · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 7.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6B8530
Analogous#304185, #743085
Triadic#854A30, #30854A
Split complementary#857430, #418530
Tetradic#853041, #6B8530, #308574

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5A3DE
Lighter +30%#977ED0
Lighter +20%#7958C3
Lighter +10%#5F3EAA
Darker −10%#352260
Darker −20%#20153A
Darker −30%#0B0715
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#41199C
Less saturated −25%#53476E

Channel breakdown

R74
G48
B133
Red74 (29%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue258.35°
Saturation (HSL)46.96%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4A · G 30 · B 85

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